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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Windom Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Windom Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Windom Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Windom Corner: Windom Cor. (or less commonly used: Windom Crn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Windom Corner is located in Berkeley County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley County: Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Orangeburg & Williamsburg.

Below are the counties that are near Windom Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windom Corner:

  • Berkeley County     (The home county of Windom Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windom Corner, with the one closest to Windom Corner listed first.
    • Huger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethera
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Cordesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wando
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Tarry Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Moncks Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bonneau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Holly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Pinopolis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windom Corner, with the one closest to Windom Corner listed first.
    • Awendaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • McClellanville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Isle-of-Palms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Otranto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Otranto is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
    • The Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Island-of-Palms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Island-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island-of-Palms
    • North Charleston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Sullivan's Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Grove Creek Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windom Corner, with the one closest to Windom Corner listed first.
    • Chandler Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Summerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brownsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windom Corner, with the one closest to Windom Corner listed first.
    • Sampit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Andrews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Steele Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windom Corner, with the one closest to Windom Corner listed first.
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Lane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windom Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Windom Corner.

Cemeteries Near Windom Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windom Corner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Windom Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windom Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windom Corner, with the one closest to Windom Corner listed first.

  • Eccles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Halfway Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Quimby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silk Hope Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Slave Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Berea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyde Park Plantation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Apple Old Field Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Reed Corner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Pompion Hill Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Collins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Plantation Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Windom Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windom Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Windom Corner, with the one closest to Windom Corner listed first.

  • Huger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethera
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
  • Palmerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
  • McClellanville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wando
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Alvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
  • Macbeth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Macbeth is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macbeth
  • Moncks Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bonneau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Suttons
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Strawberry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Holly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sampit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windom Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windom Corner.

Newspapers Published in Windom Corner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windom Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windom Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windom Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Windom Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Windom Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windom Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.